COMPANY PORTRAIT GLAS TRÖSCH GROUP FLOAT GLASS EUROGLAS FLOAT GLASS FACTORIES Hombourg (F), Haldensleben (D), Osterweddingen (D), Ujazd (PL) EUROGLAS SOLAR GLASS FACTORY Haldensleben (D) EUROGLAS LAMINATED SAFETY GLASS FACTORY Haldensleben (D), Osterweddingen (D) EUROGLAS SALES Aachen (D) COATING COATING FACTORIES SILVERSTAR Bützberg (CH), SILVERSTAR Burnhaupt (F), SILVERSTAR Haldensleben (D), SILVERSTAR Ujazd (PL), HY-TECH-GLASS Bützberg (CH) SOLAR GLASS EUROGLAS Haldensleben (D) FIRE PROTECTION GLASS FIRESWISS Buochs (CH) PROCESSING SWITZERLAND INSULATING GLASS: Bützberg, Bolligen, Pratteln, Oberkulm, St. Gallen-Winkeln, Malans, Volketswil, Bulle, Steffi sburg LAMINATED SAFETY GLASS: Bützberg, St. Gallen-Winkeln MONOLITHIC SAFETY GLASS: Bützberg, St. Gallen-Winkeln, Bulle INTERIOR: Bützberg, St. Gallen-Winkeln, Volketswil, Steffi sburg GERMANY INSULATING GLASS: Aalen, Altshausen, Bad Krozingen, Memmingen, Nördlingen, Wertingen LAMINATED SAFETY GLASS: Nördlingen, Ulm MONOLITHIC SAFETY GLASS: Altshausen, Bad Krozingen, Memmingen, Nördlingen, Ulm INTERIOR: Aalen, Freiburg, Kempten, Ulm, Memmingen UKRAINE INSULATING GLASS: Artjomovsk, Kharkov, Kherson, Dnepropetrovsk, Kiev, Lviv, Odessa, Poltava, Simferopol MOLDAVIA INSULATING GLASS: Chisinau GLAS TRÖSCH HOLDING AG Industriestrasse 29, CH-4922 Bützberg AUTOMOTIVE Grenchen, Oensingen,Trimbach, Ursenbach Tel.: +41 (0)62 958 52 52, Fax: +41 (0)62 958 52 55 www.glastroesch.ch GLAS TRÖSCH COMPANY PORTRAIT 59 WELCOME CONTENTS AMAZEMENT Burnhaupt-le-HautAachenHombourgBad KrozingenFreiburg i.B. AltshausenUlm Aalen MemmingenKemptenNördlingenWertingen HaldenslebenOsterweddingen Ujazd Lviv Chisinau Odessa Kiev Kherson Poltava Simferopol Dnepropetrovsk Kharkov Artjomovsk Baltic Sea LITHUANIA IS THE BEGINNING North Sea 04 FOreWOrD 06 HigHLigHts OF KNOWLEDGE. RUSSIA 08 tHe cOMPaNY RUSSIA — PLATO — gLass MaNuFacture 14 Float glass POLAND Glass unites and separates at the same 16 Laminated safety glass THE BERLIN NETHERLANDS BELARUS time. It affords an insight, without gLass cOatiNgC GERMANY 20 Thermal insulation glass 21 Sun protection glass WARSAW allowing us immediate access. We can 22 Anti-condensation glass 23 Anti-refl ective and mirrored glass C BELGIUM admire or marvel at what we see on sOLar gLass the other side of the glass. It stimulates 26 Solar glass Fire PrOtectiON gLass CZECH REPUBLIC P 28 Fire protection glass KIEV our curiosity, inspires us to dream P FRANCE P P gLass PrOcessiNg STRASBOURG P and perhaps marks the dawning of a P P 32 Insulating glass UKRAINE P P P 34 Safety glass P MUNICH SLOVAKIA P C 36 Interior P new understanding. P P P AUSTRIA P autOMOtiVe BERN P PC P 40 Automotive glass FR P P P 42 Automotive glass spare parts SWITZERLAND MOLDAVIA 43 Train glazing P HUNGARY 44 Aircraft glazing SLOVENIA P 46 HistOrY RUMANIA CHISINAU ITALY CROATIA 52 gLass art P P 53 researcH aND DeVeLOPMeNt 54 aDVisOrY serVice 55 QuaLitY aND reLiaBiLitY MaNageMeNt SERBIA Asov Sea Adriatic Sea 56 sustaiNaBiLitY BOSNIA Black Sea 57 LOgistics Bulle Buochs Malans Pratteln Bolligen Trimbach Grenchen Bützberg Oberkulm Volketswil 58 LOcatiONs Steffi sburg OensingenUrsenbach P St. Gallen-Winkeln GlasGLAS TröschTRÖSCH COmpANy pOrTrAITCOMPANY PORTRAIT 3 Erich Trösch THE FASCINATION OF GLASS Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO Glas Trösch Holding AG Dear Readers No other ancient material is more modern and has a brighter future than glass. From the formation of natural glass in the heat of a volcano through industrial production of large- scale construction glasses to design glass for a modern life- style – the history of glass is every bit as fascinating as its properties. Glass is a timeless material with enormous functionality. It captures sunlight and keeps the cold at bay. It acts as a heat and sound insulator and provides security. Glass enables us to structure our living and working environment according to individual needs and to constantly realise new visions. The Glas Trösch brand stands for partnership, dependability and continuous development. We think and plan for the long term. By investing our profits in state-of-the-art plants and new jobs, Glas Trösch continues to grow. I am proud to head this family company founded in 1905 and now in its fourth generation. Welcome to the world of Glas Trösch. Erich Trösch Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO Glas Trösch Holding AG 4 Glas Trösch COmpANy pOrTrAIT 5 GLAS TröSCH GrOUp HIGHLIGHTS rolls-royce phantom Drophead Coupé Dassault aviation Falcon 7X coulD There sooN be a ciTy MaDe of Glass? Glas Trösch enables cutting-edge architectural projects to come to fruition all over the world. From the headquarters of the telecommunications giant Telefónica in madrid to the Swiss Tower in Dubai and the circular Aldar headquarters building in Abu Dhabi. Even a complete city made of glass is no longer inconceivable. New Monte-rosa hut Zermatt / Switzerland The world is constantly changing. The world of glass, too. New technologies and products are opening up new applica- tion possibilities all the time. Whether solutions capable of withstanding extremely high speeds, or for high-altitude buildings – Glas Trösch is in- cessantly searching, researching and inventing with great passion. Not least in order to master challenges in the engineering field and to realise large and prestigious pro j- ects from Switzerland to the Middle East in conjunction with competent partners. Zentrum Paul Klee Bern / Switzerland ã aldar hQ Abu Dhabi / United Arab Emirates Zefiro 380 high-speed trainChina 6 Glas Trösch COmpANy pOrTrAIT 7 GLAS TröSCH GrOUp Bruno Gygax Jürgen Servais Dieter Gaile Erich Trösch martin Haas Frank Studer Fritz Zahnd Silverstar Euroglas Sales Glas Trösch Factories Chairman of the Glas Trösch Factories Automotive CFO Germany Board of Directors Switzerland THE COMPANY and CEO Four generations of entrepreneurial spirit, quality-oriented thinking and readiness to assume risk are the bedrock on which Glas Trösch stands and continues to grow. Fac t s & F igure s Year of foundation 1905 Headquarters Bützberg / Switzerland Number of factories 60 Countries CH / DE / FR / PL / UA / MOL Employees 4,500 8 Glas Trösch COmpANy pOrTrAIT 9 GLAS TröSCH GrOUp beo center Spiez / Switzerland Facade with four-season glass for heat and sun protection, SILVErSTAr SELEKT WhaT MaKes Glas Trösch The PerfecT ParTNer? The flexibility of a medium-sized company, the established reliability management, broad product range, professional pride of the personnel and their quick response are just a few of the reasons why Glas Trösch has enjoyed the trust of its customers for over a century. What started out as a small mirror factory and glass grind- ing works became the Swiss market leader and a leading company for the production and processing of sheet glass in Europe due to its great appetite for innovation. Glas Trösch has a passion for creating quality of life with this fascinating building material, glass. Production hall of Glas Trösch aG swisslamex Bützberg / Switzerland The Trösch Group currently employs more than 4,500 per- sonnel in circa 60 factories in Switzerland, Germany, France, The company’s value creation chain and quality manage- Poland, Moldavia and the Ukraine. The company’s head- ment begin with the in-house glass production. This ensures quarters are located in Bützberg / Switzerland. first-class quality and enables customer wishes to be taken into consideration to a high degree. Glas Trösch operates in three business areas. The EXTERIOR division encompasses window, facade and roof glazing, safety and fire protection glass as well as HY-TECH-GLASS. The INTERIOR division offers glass solutions for the home, office, public spaces and the catering trade. The product range in the AUTOMOTIVE division includes car, railway, bus, truck and aircraft glazing. 10 Glas Trösch COmpANy pOrTrAIT 11 THE FIRST SNOW When it turns cold and grey outside, the long wait begins. For the moment when the snowflakes finally flutter past the window. When you press your nose right up to the pane, they seem to dance all around it. This magic never fails to lose its fascination for us, year after year. Glas Trösch sTaNDs for QualiTy of life Glass enables us to watch the wintry goings-on while sitting comfortably indoors in the warm. The finely tuned SILVErSTAr programme offers the right insulating glazing for every need. GLASS mANUFACTUrE Strictly speaking, glass is never really cut. A computer-controlled cutting machine first scribes the float glass with a carbide tip, after which it is snapped automatically. FLOAT GLASS EUROFLOAT AND EUROWHITE hoW Much QuarTZ is There iN The WorlD? The world’s reserves of quartz sand are virtually unlimited. Quartz sand consists mainly of quartz grains. And quartz is the second most common mineral on Earth. It consists of silicon and oxygen and forms crystals in many different shapes and colours. Flat glass made with the float glass process is the starter material for Glas Trösch products. In addition to supplying their own glass processing operations, the factories supply an extensive international customer network. The principal raw materials for float glass are quartz sand, lime and soda. The raw materials are melted with the addi- tion of cullet. The molten mass is then passed over a bath of float glass plant euroglas Osterweddingen / Germany liquid tin, forming a smooth surface. Flat glass is transparent, chemically resistant, non-combustible as well as resistant to moisture and deformation. The four float glass plants are operated in partnership with other well-known glass processors and are arguably the most modern glass plants in the world. Fac t s & F igure s FLOat gLass PLaNts Commissioning date Daily production Hombourg (F) 1995 580 t Haldensleben (D) 1997 700 t Osterweddingen (D) 2006 700 t Ujazd (PL) 2009 1,000 t 14 Glas Trösch COmpANy pOrTrAIT 15 GLASS mANUFACTUrE In the clean room, the plastic film is inserted between the glass plates and the “sandwich” subjected to heat and pressure in autoclaves. LAMINATED SAFETY GLASS EUROLAMEX caN safeTy be iNvisible? A highly transparent film lends the glass new safety properties. It protects against injuries in the event of breakage, and keeps unwanted guests out.